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2117. Fluconazole vs. Echinocandins as Initial Therapy for Candidemia Caused by Fluconazole-Susceptible Species in the Era of Rapid Diagnostic Testing

BACKGROUND: Echinocandins (ECH) are recommended first-line for initial therapy (IT) of candidemia (CD) over fluconazole (FLU) due to their broad spectrum of activity. This recommendation was made prior to widespread implementation of rapid diagnostic testing (RDT), allowing prompt species identifica...

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Autores principales: Roshdy, Danya, Ginn, Tyler, Jaffa, Rupal K, Anderson, William E, Green, Elizabeth, Ann Medaris, Leigh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6808884/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1797